Sloe liqueur
Sloe gin
Christmas liqueur
- 1/2 LITER VODKA
- 500 GRAM SLOES
- RIND OF 1 LEMON, in strips
- 2 CLOVES
- 150 GRAM SUGAR
Put the sloes in a glass bottle together with the lemon rind, the cloves and the vodka. Put the bottle in a cool dark place and shake once a day. After 6-8 weeks you move on: sieve the liquid. Dissolve the sugar in half a cup of boiling water. Allow it to cool down and mix it with the sloe liquid. Wait for a few days before drinking.
Sloe or blackthorn (Prunus Spinosa) grows in the wild in many countries. It belongs to the same family as the plum and the name relates to the Eastern European "slivovitsj" (plum brandy). The berries should best be harvested after the first frost; I put them in the freezer for a few days to get the same effect. See also a recipe for sloe jam.
"Voerdrupke" is an alcoholic drink based on sloes from the Voeren region in the Belgian province Limburg. It is distilled, but since I cannot do this at home, I prepared this alternative. For the real thing, just go to Voeren.
Voerense platz is a recipe from the same region.
Put the figs, dates, dried fruits, lemon and spices in a bottle with the alcohol. Leave this bottle for 2 weeks in a dark place, shake on a daily base. After two weeks, strain the fluid. Dissolve the sugar in 2 cups of boiling water. Allow this to cool down and mix it with the alcohol. If you do not have access to strong alcohol, you can use vodka. In that case, try to dissolve the sugar in just a little water, otherwise you end up with tangerine lemonade.
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